Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City – Result & match summary

Jair Cunha 6'
Liam Delap 18', 73'
Rayan Cherki 52'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st Half 2–0
6'
Jair Cunha
18'
Liam Delap (Xaver Schlager)
2nd Half 1–1
46'
Matheus Nunes
Marc Guéhi
46'
Nico O'Reilly
Josko Gvardiol
52'
Rayan Cherki
64'
James McAtee (Foul)
65'
Dan Ndoye
James McAtee
65'
Luca Netz
Daniel Muñoz
69'
Dan Ndoye (Foul)
73'
Liam Delap (Morgan Gibbs-White)
78'
Phil Foden
Enzo Fernández
79'
Ibrahim Sangaré
Ryan Yates
87'
Igor Jesus
Liam Delap
90'+4
Luca Netz (Foul)
90'+5
Igor Jesus (Time wasting)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

Nottingham Forest
Manchester City

Match statistics

Nottingham Forest Manchester City
0.97 Expected Goals (xG) 1.47
22% Overall possession 78%
11 Shots Total 12
5 Shots On Target 4
3 Corners 7

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Top performers

Nottingham Forest
Chances Created
3
Successful Dribbles
2/4 50%
Duels Won
6/10 60%
Tackles Won
4/5 80%
Ball Recoveries
10
Accurate Passes
18/24 82%
Shots on Target
2
Manchester City
Chances Created
2
Successful Dribbles
4/7 57%
Duels Won
8/15 53%
Tackles Won
2/2 100%
Ball Recoveries
8
Accurate Passes
115/127 90%
Shots on Target
2

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About the match

Nottingham Forest defeated Manchester City 3–1 on 7 November 2026 at The City Ground in Premier League.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest: (3-4-2-1) Neco Williams, Murillo, Morgan Gibbs-White, Liam Delap, Xaver Schlager, Ryan Yates, Jair Cunha, James McAtee, Matz Sels, Daniel Muñoz, Nikola Milenković.

Manchester City: (4-2-3-1) Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Elliot Anderson, Marc Guéhi, Iliman Ndiaye, Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki, Jérémy Doku, Enzo Fernández, Josko Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov.

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest: Dan Ndoye for James McAtee, Luca Netz for Daniel Muñoz, Ibrahim Sangaré for Ryan Yates, Igor Jesus for Liam Delap.

Manchester City: Matheus Nunes for Marc Guéhi, Nico O'Reilly for Josko Gvardiol, Phil Foden for Enzo Fernández.

Sidelined players

Manchester City: Antoine Semenyo.

Match statistics

Nottingham Forest had 22% of the possession, compared with 78% for Manchester City.

Nottingham Forest registered 11 shots, with 5 on target. Manchester City had 12 shots, with 4 on target.

Nottingham Forest won 3 corners, while Manchester City won 7.

Top players

Nottingham Forest: Liam Delap scored 2 goals, Morgan Gibbs-White provided 1 assist, and Jair Cunha was the highest-rated player (7.8).

Manchester City: Rayan Cherki scored 1 goal and Matheus Nunes was the highest-rated player (7.1).